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[6/5/2009]The Undergraduate Expo highlights hands-on, discovery-based learning at Michigan Tech. More than 800 student participants of the Enterprise, Senior Design, and Undergraduate Research teams showcase their project work and compete for awards. Please visit the JRVP and Opie Library's first floor exhibit area to enjoy a selection of posters from the 2009 Expo.
[5/21/2009]Most areas of the Van Pelt and Opie Library will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, for a staff retreat.
Most areas of the Van Pelt and Opie Library will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, for a staff retreat. The library and the circulation desk will remain open, but all other service areas, including archives, reference and interlibrary loan, will be closed.
[5/20/2009]The Interlibrary Loan office at the J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library will move to room 102 of the library on Wednesday, May 27. The office will re-open and resume normal operations on Friday, May 29. There will be a delay in processing interlibrary loan and document delivery items during the move. Email ill-l@mtu.edu with any questions.
[5/3/2009]Do You Know the History of Your Property? Presentation May 19 on Researching Historical Property.
University Archivist Erik Nordberg will provide an overview of sources and techniques for researching historic properties and buildings in the Copper Country. The presentation will identify historical records housed at public records offices and local archives that can be useful in understanding the history of your property, the construction of your building, and the people who may have lived or worked there.
The event will take place at 7:00pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at the MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections, on the ground floor of the Van Pelt and Opie Library at Michigan Tech. The presentation is part of the 'Archival Speakers Series' and is free and open to the public. [4/28/2009]Dave Bezotte: The Library's French Connection
Heidi Bostic is happy to finally sing the praises of Librarian David Bezotte, whom she calls Michigan Tech's "unsung hero." Read more from TechToday article.
TechToday Article [4/19/2009]To assist you with your final exam schedule, the library will be open from 7:45 am to Midnight on FRIDAY, APRIL 24 and from Noon to Midnight on SATURDAY, APRIL 25. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR EXAMS!! To avoid fines, please turn in any library material you may have
checked out before you leave for break or the summer.
Exception Hours [4/10/2009]April 12-18 is National Library Week for 2009. It is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians. Let's celebrate National Library Week with pride!
ALA | National Library Week [3/26/2009]New Library Exhibit "Fifty Years Ago Today" Opens Friday, March 27.
The J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library is opening a new photography exhibit on Friday, March 27, featuring photographs from the 1950s from the collections of the Michigan Tech Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections. The exhibit is free and open to the public and is located near the library's main entrance on the first floor. One place with some answers is the collection of photographic images from Houghton's primary newspaper, The Daily Mining Gazette, preserved in the Michigan Tech Archives, a department of the J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library. Comprising several thousand images from 1953 to 1978, the Daily Mining Gazette collection documents a myriad of topics, events, people, and places in our own backyard - including many images from the 1950s.
The images are also available through the Keweenaw Digital Archives. There are more than 300 images from the Daily Mining Gazette collection online - and 6,000 additional images from our other collections. The digital archives allows visitors to search for keywords, add comments about images, create a personal online album, and purchase prints and digital scans. The Michigan Tech Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections is located on the ground floor of the J.R. Van Pelt and Opie Library at Michigan Tech. This exhibit is made possible with support from the Friends of the Van Pelt Library. Keweenaw Digital Archives Fifty Years Ago Today [3/21/2009]A free seminar, "You've Written It--Now How Will You Publish It," is scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, March 21, in the Van Pelt and Opie Library. The presentation features Walt Shiel of Slipdown Mountain Publications in Lake Linden.
Refreshments will be provided by the library. The session is open to the campus and local communities. The event is part of National Small Press Month.
[3/19/2009]The Michigan Tech Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections announce winners of the 2009 Travel Grant. Two visiting scholars take a fresh look at mining communities on both sides of the Canadian border, and at the impact of Slovenian missionaries on Native American communities. The grant is funded by the Friends of the Van Pelt Library.
The grant has enabled researchers from the United States, Canada, and Europe, to examine the Archives' outstanding resources. Past recipients have studied the use of models by mining engineers to manage complex work sites above and below ground, the role of fraternal orders in Lake Superior mining communities, and the cultural and linguistic identity of Yoopers, This year's awards continue a tradition of supported research using the manuscript collections in the Michigan Tech Archives.
The Friends of the Van Pelt Library provide financial support for researchers from outside the area to explore the Archives' collections. For further information about the Archives, check out the website. Archives and Copper Country Historical Collection Website Research Travel Grants Program [3/11/2009]Interim Library Director Christa Walck's blog is live now.
This is a transitional year for the library as we engage in a strategic planning process that will align the library with the university's research and teaching mission and vision. To better communicate with our users, Interim Director Christa Walck will be hosting a blog, please check out this new blog and make your comment.
Director's Blog Welcome to the Library [3/9/2009]On March 12 and March 13 morning the library's E-Journal A-Z List and HuskyFetch will be unavalible. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. For updates and/or question please contact the Reference Desk (906) 487-2507.
E-Resources and E-Alerts [2/19/2009]The Library is pleased to offer online campus-wide access to the Chronicle of Higher Education(chronicle.com) and the Chronicle of Philanthropy(philanthropy.com). For the easiest on-campus access please bookmark their URLs or register to receive their email alerts. For details about Chronicle services and off-campus access please read more >
Chronicle of Higher Education(http://chronicle.com). To register for daily emails from the Chronicle of Higher Education, go to http://chronicle.com/help/emails and select from the list of newsletters.
Chronicle of Philanthropy(http://philanthropy.com). To receive email alerts from the Chronicle of Philanthropy go to http://philanthropy.com/help/emails. Notes for Chronicle services and accessing from off-campus [2/12/2009]The Library has released a beta version of its new online catalog. The beta catalog is a work in progress; change will be ongoing. Contact a librarian or the reference desk (487-2507) with any questions or comments. Your feedback is important.
Beta Catalog Online Catalog [2/2/2009]Archivist Erik Nordberg published an article, "Frost on the Spuds: Potato Farming in Houghton County During the Great Depression," in Michigan History, Vol. 93, No. 1, January/February 2009.
Archives and Copper Country Historical Collection [2/1/2009]In celebration of African-American History month, NYU Press and NetLibrary are pleased to announce that Raising Freedom's Child: Black Children and Visions of the Future After Slavery will be available as the February eBook of the Month.
E-Books [1/26/2009]As part of the Library's strategic planning, Dr. Mullins was invited to campus to consult with library staff and Michigan Tech administration, and invited to deliver a talk on e-Science last week. The recording of his talk is ready online.
TechToday Article: A Different Kind of Archives Featured Video [1/22/2009]Library adds three new service centers for Michigan Tech students, faculty, and staff.
The J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library held an open house for the Michigan Tech academic community on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
As part of the library's transformation, three new service centers have been added to the second floor of the library: the Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development (Room 219); the Blackboard/WebCT Help Center (Room 207); and the Digital Studio (Room 243). Check out Open House Pictures [1/21/2009]Learn more about the key role copyright plays in academic publishing and the new options available through Creative Commons licensing at a presentation by Molly Kleinman, copyright specialist and special projects librarian at the University of Michigan, "The Beauty of Some Rights Reserved: An Introduction to Copyright, Publishing and Creative Commons," to be held Friday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. in Rekhi G05.
Are you concerned about protecting your rights to the "information property" you create? The legal use of information is an increasingly complex issue for universities to address in the digital age. As the internet unlocks doors to information, publishers and other content creators worry about protecting their information property from abuse by users. Initiatives such as Creative Commons hold promise for content creators and users to create and distribute content more easily and in a way that is consistent with copyright law.
Kleinman provides copyright support for the University of Michigan Library's digital publishing initiatives, coordinates copyright education and outreach for faculty, staff and students, and redesigned and manages the U-M copyright website. Molly Kleinman's Blog Creative Commons [1/21/2009]The Library is now exhibiting renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman's "New Territory-Black Wolf," a gift to Michigan Tech by Isle Royale National Park in honor of 50 years of wolf-moose research on Isle Royale. This limited edition print is graciously on loan from the President's Office.The exhibit will be on display through Winter Carnival. Please stop in and enjoy it.
Bateman's art reflects his commitment to ecology and preservation. Since the early 1960s, he has been an active member of naturalist clubs and other conservation organizations. He has become a spokesman for many environmental and preservation issues and has used his artwork and limited edition prints in fundraising efforts that have provided millions of dollars to these worthy causes. Bateman says, "I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And then I'd like to put it together and express it in my painting. This is the way I want to dedicate my work."
Posters recounting the wolf-moose research project by wildlife ecologists Rolf Petersen and John Vucetich (SFRES) accompany the exhibit. [1/20/2009]Watch the Inauguration activities on the Information Wall in the lobby of the J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library. The Information Wall will stream the CNN broadcast with closed captioning all day. Sound will be turned on for the official ceremony. See history in the making.
[1/15/2009]The Library will host James L. Mullins, Dean of Libraries and Professor of Library Science at Purdue University, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. His visit supports the library's strategic planning process and will include a public presentation, "Enabling Access to Scientific and Technical Datasets in e-Science: The Role of Library and Archival Sciences," scheduled for 11 a.m. in Rekhi G05.
Mullins' recent research and publications place him in a small group of library leaders whose staff are actively addressing issues of information usage in science and engineering schools. His career has included positions at MIT, Villanova and the Indiana University library system, and his professional service includes work with the National Science Foundation, the Association of Research Libraries, the American Library Association, and the International Federation of Library Associations. He currently serves on the board of International Association of Technological University Libraries.
Under Mullins' leadership, Purdue has developed an innovative 'e-Scholar' initiative, which collects and shares traditional library and archival information alongside their institution's scholarly publications and research data collections. The program is assisting Purdue in addressing new federal guidelines for the retention and management of scientific data gathered using public grants. Purdue's e-Scholar initiative [1/12/2009]Welcome back to the new semester! What are others reading? TechReads features influential books selected by members of the Tech community. What they're reading might SURPRISE you!
The first book "The Essential Rumi" is recommended by Dr. Randall Freisinger who is a professor in Humanities and a recipient of 2007-08 distinguished teaching award.
We hope TechReads inspires you to read something new, and to stop by to browse our new books. We invite you to recommend a book, for more information send email to TechReads@mtu.edu TechReads [1/6/2009]Move Yourself: The Cooper Clinic Medical Director's Guide to All the Healing Benefits of Exercise (Even a Little!) is chosen as NetLibrary January eBook of the Month.
Move Yourself offers an innovative, easy-to-follow prescription for infusing your daily life with just a few minutes of low dose physical activity and reaping big health benefits from the start. Dr. Tedd Mitchell of the Cooper Clinic, fitness research expert Dr. Tim Church, and veteran health writer Martin Zucker present a manageable program that will have you up and moving, eating better, and feeling great.
E-Books [1/2/2009]On January 5th, 2009 the Library catalog will be unavailable due to a necessary system upgrade. Please contact our Reference Librarians if you need assistance. The upgrade is in preparation for the new catalog interface which will be released later in January. More details soon!
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